DANA POINT — The East and West marinas in Dana Point Harbor have become one. The combined Marina at Dana Point will function as one boating community, after 47 years operating separately. “We’re excited about having one marina,” said Joe Ueberroth, of Bellwether Financial Group, one of three development groups known collectively as Dana Point…
The wealthy parents accused in the sweeping college admissions cheating scandal have been pilloried, and some have lost jobs. They face prison time if convicted in the massive fraud scheme. Now, sources say some of them are under pressure to cooperate with federal prosecutors, who are looking to…
A shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning north of Ridgecrest, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 5:06 a.m. PDT at a depth of zero miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was nine miles from Junction Ranch, Calif., 30 miles from…
LOS ANGELES — A flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles returned to Hawaii because of a fight between two passengers on board, it was reported Wednesday morning. The Hawaiian Airlines flight left for Los Angeles at 5:50 p.m. Pacific time Tuesday, and about two hours into the flight, a fight erupted and the captain chose…
Hemmed in by freeways isolating them from larger populations nearby, the mountain lions of the Santa Ana and Santa Monica mountains face a moderate to near-certain chance for extinction in the coming decades unless new cats find a way into the ranges, according to a study published today in the journal Ecological Applications. Only once…
Lauren Isackson’s athletic credentials were dwarfed by those of her teammates. She joined the vaunted UCLA women’s soccer program in 2017 alongside members of the U.S. and Canadian national teams — elite athletes accustomed to dominating the high school and club circuits, being the best in their…
LOS ANGELES — A weak storm headed for Southern California Wednesday — the first day of spring 2019 — and was on track to arrive later than expected, and with less moisture. The storm originating in the southern gulf of Alaska should have reached Southern California Tuesday night, according to what forecasters had projected, but…
Jack LeGros, a helicopter door gunner during the Vietnam War, was on his way into the Veterans Affairs Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center on Tuesday afternoon when I asked him what he thought about President Trump’s continued attacks on late Sen. John McCain of Arizona. “I think he’s an…” I can’t…
Workman walks through water pipe during construction of Castaic Hydroelectric Power Plant.
A 23-year-old motorcyclist died after colliding with a car in Costa Mesa near Orange Coast College on Tuesday, March 19. Officers responded near the intersection of Fairview Road and Adams Avenue after a caller notified police of the crash at about 8:50 p.m., according to Costa Mesa Police Sgt. Patrick Wessel. He said the man…
